Blake Farenthold

Randolph Blake Farenthold (12 December 1961-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-TX 27) from 3 January 2011 to 6 April 2018, succeeding Solomon Ortiz.

Biography
Randolph Blake Farenthold was born in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1961, and he worked as a lawyer and as the founder of a computer consulting and web design firm. He hosted a conservative talk radio show on KKTX radio until he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2011 as a Republican. In November 2015, he made an $84,000 divorce settlement using taxpayer money, and he announced, on 14 December 2017, that he would retire from the US Congress. However, he abruptly resigned on 6 April 2018, effective immediately.